Chapter: Wind and Waves
Dead silence!
Disbelief spread across everyone’s faces, each one seemingly petrified.
3.5 billion?
In US dollars?
Doesn’t that mean we made over 20 billion RMB?
Just one Black Friday, and they’d already achieved their original target.
The group exchanged glances, looking at one another.
Their expressions seemed to ask: Did we hear that right? Are we dreaming?
The next second.
BOOM!!!
Suppressed emotions erupted completely!
“Ahhhhh!!!”
Zhou Muchen was the first to leap up. He didn’t just stand on his chair—he jumped straight onto the nearby desk, waving his arms wildly to vent his excitement.
He couldn’t help it; the sheer amount had him too exhilarated.
He’d seen money before, but never witnessed such a terrifying speed of profit.
“3.5 billion, and in US dollars! Holy shit! Holy shit! I didn’t hear wrong, did I? Yebai, Lu Hong, pinch me, quick, pinch me!”
“Cut it out,” someone responded. “My hands are limp as hell.”
“We’re rich! Really rich! Big Sister Yutong! You’re fucking incredible!”
“Hahaha… I knew it, I knew following Big Sister Yutong was the right call!”
“Long live Big Sister Yutong!!”
“…………..”
“Pop!”
Someone grabbed champagne, popped it open toward the ceiling, and began celebrating wildly, foam spraying everywhere.
Liu Yutong also smiled, though she was just as shocked inside.
Her original plan had been to cash out at around 20 billion RMB, never expecting to hit the target so quickly.
Only those truly living in this special era could deeply understand what some famous person said in a past life: As long as you catch the wave, even a pig can fly.
And right now, she had successfully stood at the vanguard of that wave—in the eye of the storm!
Once everyone’s emotions had settled, Liu Yutong gently tapped the table. The entire operations center fell silent instantly, all eyes focusing on her with fervent gazes, waiting for her to speak.
“The storm from across the Pacific has only just begun. Lehman’s bankruptcy isn’t the end—it’s the beginning. More Lehmans will surface, and market panic will persist for quite some time.”
“Which means our profits will far exceed what’s before us.”
She looked directly at Chen Mo: “Keep increasing our position. All profits go back in!”
At these words, everyone was inwardly startled.
Actually, some of them felt it would be better to quit while ahead, since continuing meant greater risk. Better to lock in profits.
Before they could even speak.
Liu Yutong spoke again: “Once, I heard a fishmonger say—The bigger the storm, the pricier the fish!”
At this, Gu Yebai and the others swallowed the words on the tip of their tongues, silently cursing themselves for being so timid.
“The Boss is right—the bigger the storm, the pricier the fish!”
“If we don’t skin the markets across the Pacific alive, we’ll have let down every cent we threw in!”
“Let’s keep at it, goddamn it!”
“……..”
“Chen Mo,” Liu Yutong called out directly.
“Miss Liu, please give your orders!” Chen Mo immediately stepped forward, his attitude utterly respectful.
He was completely convinced now.
He’d never done anything so crazy in his life, nor achieved such astonishing profits.
Working under Liu Yutong now, he’d achieved numbers he wouldn’t have dared dream of before.
With this on his resume, he’d become a legend in the investment world.
Liu Yutong once again laid out the plan for what came next.
“Chen Mo, I’ll say it again—capital safety first. Our position is getting quite large now. Today’s profits and all subsequent profits will continue to be broken up, using the 300 sub-accounts we’ve added over these months for cross-operation. The capital volume and trading frequency of each account must be strictly controlled below the threshold that would trigger high-level risk alerts at major banks.”
“After that, continue adding leverage. Your methods must be more concealed—don’t concentrate on just a few brokerages. Disperse our new margin deposits into different international brokerages we work with. Once that’s done, continue building short positions on the NASDAQ index and the key financial stocks on the list I’ll provide shortly. Total leverage can be increased to 60x depending on circumstances. As long as they’re willing to lend, we’ll borrow—but the premise is ensuring the numbers in any single account don’t attract too much attention.”
“Finally, and most importantly: now that we’ve generated massive profits, we can establish a circuit breaker mechanism. You personally set a dynamic warning line later. Once the market exhibits extreme reverse volatility beyond expectations, causing total capital drawdown to reach 10%, there’s no need to ask for permission—immediately activate the automatic liquidation program to preserve our core profits.”
“………”
“Yes, Miss Liu!” Chen Mo immediately began directing his team according to her orders.
A group of traders who’d long since developed dark circles and even lost quite a bit of hair rallied once again, throwing themselves into the new battle.
After arranging the work.
Liu Yutong then quietly said something to Gu Yebai and the others.
“Big Sister Yutong, don’t worry. Leave it to us.”
Gu Yebai called Zhou Muchen and several others, hurrying out the door.
Not long after.
They’d somehow produced 100 million in cash, and in the middle of the night at that.
The means were simply astonishing.
Though Liu Yutong didn’t ask, she could guess they’d probably “borrowed” it from some suckers.
This wasn’t the later cashless era—many big shots liked keeping plenty of cash in their home safes.
These young masters, Gu Yebai and company, had tapped their respective networks, contacting local wealthy powerhouses to borrow money. Considering their identities, these tycoons had to give them face, and eventually managed to pull together this sum.
When 100 million in cash appeared at the club’s top-floor operations center, each trader’s breathing grew ragged.
They’d handled far more than 100 million in funds before, but those were just numbers—completely different from seeing 100 million in cash with their own eyes.
The impact was simply beyond words.
Liu Yutong said only one sentence: “This money is all yours!”
Her words instantly detonated everyone’s emotions.
“Thank you, Miss Liu!”
“Thank you, Miss Liu!”
“Let’s do this! Give it everything we’ve got!”
“……….”
The traders felt their exhaustion swept away, replaced by boiling hot blood.
This bonus far exceeded the salaries they’d originally been set to receive.
Originally, Zhou Muchen had offered Chen Mo’s team 80 million, since they hadn’t signed for a percentage of the profits.
Even without the commission, Chen Mo and his team thought that was more than enough.
80 million over a few months—aside from Chen Mo, each person would get at least over a million. You’d be hard-pressed to find such high salaries at any financial firm.
Of course, if they’d taken a percentage, it could’ve been ten times more. Unfortunately, Chen Mo had been short-sighted back then, choosing a fixed amount.
Because back then, his expectation was that making a few hundred million from a few billion would be impressive—that would already be a high yield for him.
Under those circumstances, taking 80 million for himself and his team was already extremely high.
Only now, looking back, could he see how wrong he’d been.
Of course, even if they now offered him a percentage commission according to industry standards, he wouldn’t dare take it—because it was too much.
Mainly because these young people’s backgrounds were more frightening than the last, and Liu Yutong especially had a dark background. He feared that if he took too much money, he wouldn’t live to spend it.
Though he felt Liu Yutong wasn’t that kind of person… what if?
A few more days passed.
Weekend trading had been closed for two days. Across the Pacific, there had been intervention—the US announced plans to print money. While it had some effect, panic still remained, and it was growing.
It would probably take some more time before gradually subsiding.
During this period, as profits grew larger and larger, Chen Mo and his team operated with increasing caution.
Following the earlier instructions, they began gradually harvesting profits, securing the money.
Finally, when the total profits were calculated, everyone fell into a stupor at the number they saw.
An endless string of zeros…….